To refresh your memory, Ginto Izakaya Japonaise is the Market Street project from Ramla, the Japan-based company that operates over 100 restaurants worldwide, including over 30 in Tokyo and a quartet in Southern California. Ginto is a brand they have in Japan as well; it translates to “Silver Rabbit.” (See, rabbits really areeverywhere in San Francisco.)

Ginto is a grand restaurant: over 200 seats scattered over 6,800 square feet. A large bar lines the Market Street entrance, and 20-foot ceilings allow for a suspended big iron Japanese temple bell. Though it will include classic izakaya fare, there will also be sushi, sashimi, rolls, yakitori and robata; to get an idea of the menus, check out the offerings at sister izakayas Oto Oto. Two dozen beers will be on draft, and a full liquor license will allow for a selection of Japanese whiskey as well.

For now, it’s a dinner-only affair, but eventually, lunch and to-go bento boxes will be on offer as well. During the next week’s soft opening period, daily hours will be 4pm to 10pm. Later this month, hours will expand to Sunday-Wednesday, 11:30am-10pm and Thursday-Saturday 11:30am-1am.